Regional Council

West Coast

New Zealand · Oceania

West Coast is a regional council of New Zealand, in Oceania. It spans the Australian and Pacific plates. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900.

Tectonic Plates

• Australian Plate
• Pacific Plate

Major Earthquakes Since 1900

• 19681968 Inangahua Earthquake · M 7.13 deaths

Famous Faults

• Alpine Fault

• Country Profile · New Zealand

Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002